A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that if Cheney were to run for president as an independent in 2024, she could single-handedly swing the election to Trump.
Needless to say, Cheney’s outspoken opposition to Trump has not endeared her to rank-and-file Republicans . Just 18% of them now hold a favorable opinion of her, according to the poll. A full 61% view Cheney unfavorably.
As a result, Democrats are surprisingly supportive of a Cheney presidential bid, with roughly equal numbers saying yes and no when asked if she should run in 2024. Republicans are against the idea by an overwhelming 70%-to-10% margin. According to the poll, her presence in the primary would do nothing to diminish Trump’s substantial odds of securing the nomination. One on one, Trump laps Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by 18 points ; with Cheney on the ballot, the former president still leads by the exact same margin .
But with Cheney in the picture, those numbers fall 21 points and 16 points , respectively — as the number of Democratic voters who say they’re “not sure” triples from 5% to 15%.
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